Table 3. Number and percentage of schools that offered any courses entirely online, and among those schools that offered courses entirely online, the percentage distribution of schools, by number of courses that are offered online and selected school characteristics: 2015

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Number and percentage of schools that offered any courses entirely online, and among those schools that offered courses entirely online, the percentage distribution of schools, by number of courses that are offered online and selected school characteristics: 2015–16


			Among schools that offered at least one course entirely online, percentage distribution of schools that offered
Selected school characteristic	Number of schools that offered courses entirely online	Percent of schools that offered courses entirely online	One or a few courses online	Some courses, but less than half of all courses online		About half of all courses online	A majority of all courses online	Offered all courses online
All public schools	19,000	21.1	58.9	26.6		3.0	5.7	5.7

School classification
Traditional public	17,100	20.4	59.8	27.0		2.9	5.5	4.8
Charter school	2,000	28.6	51.6	23.5		3.6	7.5	13.9

Community type
City	4,200	16.8	56.2	25.4		6.0	5.0	7.5	!
Suburban	4,800	16.4	60.1	22.8		2.7	7.2	7.2
Town	2,700	22.4	52.2	33.3		‡	6.6	6.5	!
Rural	7,400	30.2	62.3	27.4		2.0	4.9	3.4	!

School level
Primary	1,700	3.4	81.9	8.4	!	‡	‡	‡
Middle	1,800	12.8	78.3	8.2	!	‡	4.6	‡
High	10,300	57.5	53.8	32.2		3.6	6.7	3.6
Combined	5,300	63.9	55.0	27.8		2.3	5.1	9.7

Student enrollment
Less than 100	2,900	44.8	36.3	23.4		6.1	14.6	19.7
100-199	2,100	28.8	52.4	30.0		‡	7.6	6.3	!
200-499	5,600	15.7	64.3	27.4		1.1	3.5	3.7	!
500-749	3,000	13.2	67.8	23.0		3.8	4.3	‡
750-999	1,500	16.2	70.8	24.6		‡	‡	‡
1,000 or more	3,900	44.0	60.3	29.9		2.9	4.0	3.0	!

Percent of K-12 students who were approved for free or reduced-price lunches
0-34	5,200	21.0	66.6	26.1		1.6	2.4	‡
35-49	2,800	23.2	67.1	25.0		‡	4.9	‡
50-74	3,600	19.2	60.4	29.4		3.8	5.7	‡
75 or more	5,700	18.9	55.2	27.6		4.1	5.8	7.3
School did not participate in free or reduced-price lunch program	1,800	35.7	33.0	22.3		‡	16.3	25.0
! Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 percent and 50 percent (i.e., the standard error is at least 30 percent and less than 50 percent of the estimate).
‡ Reporting standards not met. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is 50 percent or greater (i.e., the standard error is 50 percent or more of the estimate) or the response rate is below 50 percent.
NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding and because some data are not shown.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS), "Public School File," 2015–16.

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